My heart hammered in my chest, threatening to leap out as I switched the light back on, my breath caught in the back of my throat.
"Owen? Jack?" No answer. "Guys?" My voice sounded small and terrified in the vast room that made up the Torchwood headquarters. It sounded exactly how I felt. Another crash came from my left and I spun around, my hand reaching for my gun before realizing, with dismay that it was on the other side of the room where I had left it. Swallowing back a scream I fumbled for my phone as I caught the shape of a shadow moving along the North wall towards me. Dialing the first number in my contacts I gingerly bought the phone up to my ear, so glad to hear the American accent answer.
"Maddie. What can I do for you?"
"Jack, there's someone here, I don't know how they got in but –" A gloved hand clamped over my mouth, muffling my screams as the phone dropped to the floor. I began kicking and struggling, trying desperately to break free and reach for the phone, where I could hear Jack shouting for me, hear him asking if I was okay. My arms came loose and I swung around, blinking in surprise as I realized whom it was. That moment of hesitation was my downfall. Before I realized what was happening, I felt a sharp pain in the side of my head as a steel pole came into contact with my skull. Then everything went black and I dropped to the floor.
